January temperatures about 10°C above normal in parts of northern Sweden, says weather service
January was warm one for Sweden, which saw average temperatures for the winter month several degrees above normal. Measurements from
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Environment (Sweden)
New report criticises Sweden’s climate policies
Sweden’s climate policy must focus more on really reducing greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than on ‘cleaning its own backyard’. The
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2018 drought took toll on Swedish farmers’ mental and fiscal health, research says
A new study by Lund University shows farmers’s health and financial situation suffered from the hot, dry summer of 2018.
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Sweden to make all laws follow its climate targets
The government has presented Sweden’s first ever ‘climate policy action plan’ which describes how they will work over the next
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‘This is positive’: global carbon emissions set to grow slowly in 2019
Global carbon emissions rose only 0.6 percent in 2019 due to a decline in the worldwide use of coal, according
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Swedish study seeks to understand what wild wolves eat
What kind of prey do wild wolves eat while out on the prowl? That’s a question researchers in Sweden are
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Over 11,000 scientists sign statement warning of climate emergency
More than 11,000 scientists from some 150 countries signed a statement warning of “untold suffering” from climate change. The academics
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Swedish industry group asks government’s help in shifting away from fossil fuels
A group of corporations and other organisations has just handed over a list of political proposals they want carried out
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Why a giant sinkhole appeared at a mining site in Arctic Sweden
A large sinkhole appeared on Wednesday about half a kilometer from the edge of a nearby town but company officials
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Thousands rally for climate demonstration in Stockholm
Arrangers of the climate demonstration said 60,000 people had joined the Fridays for Future march in Stockholm, Friday, with pop
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IPCC climate report warns “extreme sea level events” will occur frequently
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns in a new report that the impacts of climate change will
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The Arctic railway: Building a future or destroying a culture?
The Arctic railway The Arctic railway Building a future… or destroying a culture? By Eilís Quinn An Indigenous nation divided
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Sweden’s small wind farms reducing energy production
Small Swedish wind farms have been reducing the amount of energy they are producing because to do more would be
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Warnings in Sweden about dangerous bacteria in Baltic Sea
Last year, a record number of people in Sweden were infected by the water-bourne bacteria Vibrio, which can cause serious
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Swedish scientists ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Arctic fox population
Scientists are currently doing an inventory of the Arctic fox population in Sweden. It shows that the iconic foxes are
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